Paper pail or box



(ModeL) I. W. HOLLETT.

PAPER PAIL'OR BOX.

No. 279,244/ Paented June 123888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IRA IV. HOLLETT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PAPER'PAIL R Box.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 279,244, dated June 12,1883. Application filed February 53, 1883. ()IodeLi To all whom it mayconcern.-

ears, as represented in Figs.

Be a known that I, IRA w. H LLETT, a an zen of the United States,residing at Chicago,

in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Iails orBoxes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, illustrating the improvements, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of the pail or box in form asmanufactured, with cover and bail attached. Fi 2 represents a verticalsection of the pail and cover. Fig. 3 represents the plan of the blank;Fig. 4, paper folded and clamped as it appears in process ofmanufacture.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and efficient pail orbox for the purpose of holding and transporting liqui d, semi-liquid,and other substances; and its nature consists in the improvedconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimedas new.

In the drawings, A indicates the blank; E, the bail; B, the metalbindings C, the cover; D, the body of the paper pail or box; G, cuts inpail through which to insert tongues of cover;

it and h, edges of the paper, whielnwhen folded,

form top of pail; iand i, edges of paper,whieh, when folded and boundtogether, form joints in the sides of the pail; j, line on which paperis to be folded in the process of manufacture. In practice the paper iscut by suitable mechanism into blanks of uniform size and shape, asrepresented in Fig. 3, though I do not limit myself to the particularangles represented by {L i, h i", H, and i j and their correspondingopposites. They maybe acute, obtuse, or right, according to the shape ofpail desired. The paper is then folded on the line j so as to bringtogether the' edges, (represented on one side of the paper by t 6 whichare then bound together by the metal clamps B, so as to form liquidproof or tight seams, the metal clamps extending above the edges 71' h,so as to form 2 and 3, which are then pierced in order to insert themetal bail E; but I do not limit the other parts of my invention to apail having a bail, as for many purposes the bail may be omitted, inwhich case the clamps would not extend beyond the line h it; nor do Ilimit myself to clamps extending simply to the line 7' They may beextended beyond this line, so that when the cor ner (represented by i i"j and its corresponding opposite) are turned in, as hereinafterdescribed, the metal clamps will meet or lap each other a short distanceunder the bottom of the pail, so as to be clamped or soldered togetherThe edges h and h are then bound (separate) with metal B, though I donot limit myself to binding the whole of these upper edges. For pailsdesigned to hold or transport many substances, a binding covering but aportion of these edges is sufiicient. The apertures indicated by G arethen cut in the paper on or near the lines It and h, as represented inFigs. 3 and a. I next place the pail, which so far has retained theshape of a sack, over a former and turn in the corner i 6 and itscorresponding opposite, so as to form the bottom of the bucket,

(represented in Figs. 1 and 2;) but I do notlimit the other parts of myinvention to a pail having the bottom formed by turning the corners in.They may be turned out or cut off, and the apertures thus formed closedby metal clamps or cement. Neitheris it necessary to employ a former inchanging the shape from that of a sack to a pail. It can be done by handsimply. The metal bail E is'then at tached to the metal cars by beinginserted through'the holes pierced therein, as above described; but, asabove stated, I do not limit the other parts of my invention to a pailhaving a bail, as formany purposes the bail may be omitted, and in pailsdesigned for many purposes I prefer a bail of ribbon, or handle of somesimilar material which I can attach to the bucket by clamping the endsof the same into the metal bindings or ribs which secure the edges 1'and their corresponding oppo sites.

My cover I in anufaeture from suitable paper or pasteboard of size andshape to fit the in teri or of the pail on the line between theapertures G, and I make this cover a little longer IOO of the bottom byturning the corners in under, I

so as to, elevate the bottom from the surface on which the pail rests,must prove of advantage in pails designed for the purpose of holding ortransporting liquid or semi-liquid substances.

This pail can also be used as a box or basket, and I believe it willprove especially desirable for the purpose of transp orting fruits andvegetables, as its small cost allows of its. being destroyed after onceused, and the simplicity of its formation into a bucket or box afterbeing manufactured in the shape of a sack enables me to ship in smallspace large numbers packed flat to such for use.

I am aware that metal bindings and" ribs. have been used on buckets insome respects similar to mine; but in these the mode of securing themetal to the paper is different, and

20 the metal bindings serve but a portion of the purpose accomplished bymine.

place as they are desired In buckets designed to be carried by a hand lethe plan of attaching this to the same metal which extends the length ofthe sides and beneath the bottom of the pail adds greatly to thestrength of the same.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Le ters Patent- 1. As an improvedarticle of manufacture, a paper pail or box having bottom formed withturned ends or corners held in position by the metal binding 13,substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with the body A, the binding-ribs B, having their endsextending beyond the paper body and perforated, whereby the ribs servethe double purpose of binding the edg'cs'of the sheet forming the bodyand of being bail-ears, substantially as specified.

IRA \V. HOLLETT.

Witnesses BELLE SMITH, R. P. HOLLETT.

